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Indonesia halal certification: what's actually mandatory from 17 October 2026

Indonesia's halal certification deadline for imported food, beverages and slaughter products lands 17 October 2026. Here's what's actually enforced, how (it's not a customs blockade), and what to do before the deadline.

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Cold-chain capacity across our verified service providers: what the certifications actually show

A first data cut from our verified provider registry: 15 providers with sourced facts, 3 of them cold-storage operators with real temperature-zone and certification data across Indonesia and Japan.

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US imposes Section 301 forced-labour tariffs on 60 economies, shrimp fully covered

USTR imposed additional tariffs effective 24 July 2026 on 60 economies over forced-labour import enforcement, with country-specific rates on shrimp ranging 10-12.5% across India, Ecuador, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Peru, China and others.

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Ocean freight rates peaked in early July, then softened as US tariff action bit

Drewry's World Container Index hit a 22-month high of $4,639/FEU on 9 July 2026, then fell to $4,255/FEU by 30 July as demand softened following new US tariff measures.

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Typhoon aftermath, Andean snow closure and low Rhine levels hit trade lanes concurrently

Kuehne+Nagel's weekly operational report for 22-28 July 2026 recorded simultaneous disruption across Chinese ports (Typhoon Noul aftermath), the Chile-Argentina Los Libertadores crossing (snow closure), and low water on the Rhine and Danube.

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China signals continued streamlining of agri-food market access through 2030

China's General Administration of Customs said it will continue optimising quarantine and market-access procedures for agri-food imports through the 2026-2030 plan period, having granted access to 264 product types from 79 additional countries since the start of 2026.